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upon them. Among other marvels it happened one day
that a Jew, who was roused to anger at hearing a
Christian devoutly reading the Creed and was about to
tear it from his hands, fell dead before he could execute
his design. From that time on, those that were baptized,
being adults, were required to profess the faith accord
ing to the apostolic Creed ;
and while they pronounced it,
the Holy Ghost visibly appeared above them.
225. The gift of tongues likewise continued; for the
Holy Spirit gave it not only on the day of Pentecost, but
to many of the faithful afterwards, who assisted in
preaching or in giving instruction to the new believers;
and whenever they spoke or preached to many together
of different nationalities, they were understood by each
nationality, though they spoke only in the Hebrew
language. In like manner they were able to speak in
other languages, when they happened upon a gathering
of people all speaking the same foreign language. Thus
was renewed all that had happened at the first coming
down of the Holy Ghost. Besides these miracles the
Apostles wrought many others, and whenever they laid
their hands upon the believers, or confirmed them, the
divine Spirit descended. So many miracles and prodi
gies were dispensed by the hands of the Almighty, that
if they were all recorded, they would fill many volumes.
Saint Luke in the Acts describes those in particular,
which in justice should not be altogether left unnoticed
in the Church of God. He adds in a general way, that
they were very numerous, and therefore could not be in
cluded in his short history.
226. In pondering and writing of these things I was
greatly astonished at the liberal bounty of the Almighty
in thus often sending the Holy Ghost upon the believers
in the primitive Church. In response to my wonder I
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